Arriving in front of the bonfire with a cane, Li Fugui took a small plastic bowl from Jiang Kuan.
In the small bowl was a dark, sticky object, which was probably cooked by mincing the food and mixing it with water. You can't expect this kind of thing to be delicious. When there is no water or food, these things can be swallowed to survive. It's all good stuff.
"Hey, old man, you're not just a beetle, you've also got a cane. You're living a pretty delicate life these days!" The driver joked while holding a bowl three-thirds larger than Li Fugui's. road.
"This is not exquisite, this is the yearning for a better life!" Jiang Kuan said, the bonfire was reflected in his eyes, and the light was shining brightly.
"Hey, Jiang Kuan is right. The most important thing for a person is the yearning for a better life. We must have ideals and goals. Only by living such a life can we be successful." Xiang Gaofei, who was full of truth, immediately agreed.
"What? I just want to use a crutch to make it easier to work. There are not so many ideals. I just want to live. Why bother with so much." Li Fugui smiled and drank the paste in the bowl. After that, he wiped his mouth and prepared to leave.
Tiger Boy, who had been squatting aside for a long time, saw that Li Fugui was about to leave and quickly said, "Grandpa Dai, do you still want this bowl?"
The paste is a sticky substance that always leaves some residue on the wall of the bowl. The purpose of Tiger Zai squatting for a long time is just a little residue on the wall of the bowl.
In the past, Li Fugui would not have given the bowl to others casually. After all, no matter how little it was, it still belonged to him. Even if he wasted some time, Li Fugui would have had the patience to lick the entire bowl inside and out.
But now, Li Fugui didn't have the leisure, and Hu Zai was really annoying, so he threw the bowl to Hu Zai casually.
It's not that others don't want the leftover bowls they eat, it's just that those people have the evil heart but don't have the courage, and only Tiger Boy dares to ask for it.
"Thank you Grandpa Dai, thank you Grandpa Dai." After taking the bowl, Tiger immediately hid in a deserted corner and began to carefully search for his trophies.
"Old man, where are you going?" Jin Tianliang asked smoothly while eating the paste.
"It's okay, let's go for a walk and pick up some bugs." Li Fugui simply responded and walked away with a cane.
Most of the refugees gathered on one side of the bus, using the bus as a wall to block the cold wind blowing from nowhere.
Two or three refugees gathered together, more or less lighting a small fire to keep warm. Some of the refugees in good condition had small iron pots and cans placed on top of the fire, with hot water poured into them. Water and food from nowhere.
Those who had no conditions could only huddle by their own fire and swallow dryly, staring directly at the iron pots with boiling hot water.
Walking through this lifeless crowd, Li Fugui seemed somewhat out of place.
"Hey, uncle, I know you. You are from the Awakening Team. What do you want from us?" Beside a tent, a man with a sniffling smile came up to him, "Don't worry, as long as you want something, I will definitely get you my two sticks, woman? Oil and salt? Or..."
Having said this, the man who claimed to be Ergun looked around, turned sideways to block the side with more people, and put his hand on his crotch to make an eight sign.
"Can you get a gun?" Seeing Er Stick's gesture, Li Fugui naturally understood what it meant, but what made him curious was the background of the man in front of him, and how he could get these things when resources were so scarce.
"Hey, don't worry about this anymore. Just know that I can get it." Erbianzi chuckled and dropped the topic, "How about it, do you want one? For your sake, I'll give it to you. How about a discount?"
"Then how much food do you want? Let me tell you, I don't have much food. I don't have a lot of extra food like Jin Tianliang and others." Li Fugui said.
Li Fugui is actually quite attracted to guns. After all, his current weapon is only a short knife, and the attack range is really limited.
Although Yi Gei's knowledge can be used to convert vitality into fire energy, it still involves a lot of losses. The efficiency of converting one unit of vitality into fire energy is actually only equivalent to half a unit of vitality. Having a gun is a lot. A life-saving means.
"Look what you always said, isn't it vulgar for us to talk about food?" Ergangzi said, taking out a small book from his pocket, "We are talking about credit, you can pay back whenever you want. , Hey, how about this deal, am I interesting?"
"Credit?" This set of operations by Ergangzi fooled Li Fugui. Isn't he afraid that others will default on their debts?
"Don't worry, I won't create so many pitfalls for you to step on like I did in the Sunshine Period. All you need to do is sign this piece of paper and stamp your fingerprints, and we'll forget about it. It’s done.” Ergangzi wrote on the notebook, then handed the paper and pen to Li Fugui, motioning for him to take it.
Taking the small notebook dubiously, Li Fugui found a line of large characters written on it:
On a certain day of a certain year, I borrowed a gun and ten bullets from Ergun.
There is still space behind the borrower's name, which is obviously where Li Fugui signed.
Li Fugui was also very happy. He picked up his pen and signed the three characters Dai Youqing on it, and stamped his fingerprint on it with his black thumb.
Anyway, his name is not Dai Youqing, he is Li Fugui. Whether the deal succeeds or not has no impact on him, so there is no harm in giving it a try.
If something goes wrong, let him go to Dai Youqing. Maybe there are people named Dai Youqing in other places, but it will definitely not be him.
After everything was done, Li Fugui was naturally ready to close the notebook, but when Er Gunzi saw this, he immediately stepped forward to stop him.
"Hey, hey, hey! That's all, old man, just give it to me." He took the small notebook from Li Fugui's hand and flipped it over.
"Oh, I'm sorry, things always get easier as I get older." Li Fugui smiled apologetically.
"It's okay, it's okay." After checking the notebook, Er Stick showed his signature smile again, and put the notebook back to its original place, "Old man, our deal is done, and I will give you what you want in a few days. I’ll send it to you and wait for my news.”
After saying this, Erzhizi got back into the tent again.
"Then I'll wait for your news." Li Fugui turned around and left after saying this, regardless of whether Er Guizi could hear it or not.
It was not Li Fugui's unintentional move to close the book just now. He just used this method to see who else had made a deal with this second-hand man.
At first glance, Li Fugui discovered that three of the six Awakeners had done business with Ergangzi. Maybe the other three had also done business with Ergangzi, but he just didn't see it.
When he saw those three names, Li Fugui immediately understood what the second stick was doing. The second stick was setting up a network of relationships of his own!
In the name of credit, it is actually just a bridge with the Awakened and other people. Relying on this bridge, Er Stick may be able to do many things that ordinary people cannot imagine.
Li Fugui marveled at Ergunzi's wisdom and also at Ergunzi's courage. As an ordinary person who has not yet awakened, isn't he afraid that one day he will lose it?
But it doesn't matter, even if Ergangzi loses his game, it has nothing to do with him. The name he gave Ergangzi is a fake name, and no fire will burn his own head.
I just don't know if I can get the gun from Ergun.
Li Fugui quickly found Zhou Tianhua. The two of them were huddled alone in a corner. There were three stones in the center of the fire, and an iron pot with a black bottom was placed on the stone.
"Mr. Dai, why are you here?" Seeing Li Fugui approaching, Zhou Tianhua's mother quickly wiped her hands and stood up, "Look at this, I'm sorry. It's obviously you who brought it back to my baby. I don't have anything to give you." Hello, sir. Would you like a bowl of soup? I found some frozen vegetables on the road and cooked them. It’s not very delicious, so don’t dislike it. At least it can satisfy your stomach. "
As Zhou Tianhua's mother spoke, she scooped out a bowl of steaming soup from the iron pot and handed it to Li Fugui.
Glancing at the hot soup in the bowl, the tiny pieces swayed inside and slowly sank to the bottom.
Li Fugui had eaten something like this in his previous life. He knew that such food could not satisfy his stomach at all. The biggest thing was actually the psychological comfort provided by the frozen and dry vegetables. He relied on this psychological comfort to hang on to his last breath. .
"No, I've already eaten." Li Fugui waved his hand and refused, "I'm here to see Tianhua."
"What? Tianhua is causing trouble again?!" Hearing this, Zhou Tianhua's mother suddenly became nervous. She carefully put the bowl in her hand aside and grabbed Zhou Tianhua, ready to beat him. "You little bastard knows how to cause trouble all day long. Cause trouble, have you forgotten how your father died! You just want to be reincarnated with your damn father, right? OK, I, I will beat you to death, you worthless thing!"
"Mom! Mom! I didn't cause trouble! Don't hit me, Mom!" Zhou Tianhua shouted, trying to prove that he didn't cause trouble, but all he got was slaps one after another.
Seeing this, Li Fugui had no choice but to stop him: "Damn Tianhua! Stop it, stop it! I just have something to talk to Tianhua about."
"Ah?" Zhou Tianhua's mother was stunned after hearing this, then let go of the beaten Zhou Tianhua and asked, "You always look for Tianhua? Is it Captain Luo who wants to look for Tianhua?"
"Don't worry so much. It's not a bad thing for Tianhua anyway." Li Fugui didn't bother to explain so much. After saying that, he pulled Zhou Tianhua away from this hell of beatings.
Passing by a deserted wilderness, Li Fugui suddenly stopped and turned around to look at Zhou Tianhua.
"Who taught you?" Li Fugui asked with a cold face.
"Ah? What?" Zhou Tianhua looked confused, not understanding what Li Fugui was asking.
"Who asked you to make this crutch? Who taught you?" Li Fugui continued to ask, "Tell the truth."
Zhou Tianhua seemed to be very timid. He was so frightened by Li Fugui that he froze in place for a long time before he whispered: "My teacher in school taught us to be grateful...Grandpa, you saved my life, but I didn't eat it." Something...seeing that your legs and feet are not good, I just thought..."
Zhou Tianhua's voice became softer and softer, and in the end even Li Fugui's modified hearing couldn't hear clearly what he was saying.
But after Li Fugui heard the general idea, it was quite different from what he thought. Zhou Tianhua's act of making crutches for him was not instigated by others.
Li Fugui took out the small bag of biscuits from his arms and threw it to Zhou Tianhua.
"Grandpa Dai? This is it!" Zhou Tianhua stared and almost screamed, but fortunately, Li Fugui quickly covered his mouth with his quick eyes and hands.
"You have the right to handle this package of biscuits, but you can't let anyone know that I gave you this package of biscuits, not even your mother. If you let me know from others, be careful. It's your life." Li Fugui threatened, "You don't have to think about anything else, I know what you are thinking, this is only a once-in-a-lifetime incident."
Seeing Zhou Tianhua point carefully, Li Fugui let go of his hand.
"Grandpa Dai, you are a good man, thank you." Holding the package of biscuits, Zhou Tianhua's whole little face turned red with excitement, "I will never tell others, I will say that I picked it up."
Li Fugui waved his hands impatiently and said a little stiffly: "Okay, okay, let's go, I still have things to do."
Before leaving, Zhou Tianhua bowed deeply to Li Fugui, put the biscuits in his arms and skipped away.
Looking at Zhou Tianhua's back, Li Fugui felt mixed emotions.
He has obviously done so many things that cannot be forgiven, but there are always people who describe him as a good person because of a small thing. Is this the so-called putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha immediately?
Li Fugui didn't know, he couldn't understand and didn't want to think about it in detail.
This world is too fucked up, so just let it continue to fuck up. He himself is responsible for fucking up his life.
